Railway-track construction.



D. TERREL. RAILWAY TRACK CONSTRUCTION.

APPLIGATION FILED AUG. 21, 1912.

INVENTOR WITNESSES COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH co., WASHINGTON, u, c.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE- DAVID TERREL, OF DEGRAFF, OHIO.

RAILWAY-TRACK CONSTRUCTION.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAVID TERREL, citizen of the United States, residing at Degraif, in the county of Logan and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Track Construction, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in railway track construction, and has for its primary object to provide a novel means for mount-- ing a railway track whereby a rigid foundation is obtained and which will securely hold the track rails against spreading or settling and will thereby avoid the jolting and unnecessary wear upon the rolling stock caused by defective track conditions.

A further object of the invention is to provide a railway track construction which can be readily installed, which admits of adjustments and repairs being easily made, and which will always hold the track rails in proper position.

\Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certain novel combinations and arrangements of the parts as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof being pointed out in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to the following de scription and accompanying drawing, in which z- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a railway track constructed in accordance with the invention, portions being broken away. Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view through one side of the track. Fig. 3 is a plan view of a portion of one side of the track, the head of the rail being removed to show more clearly the rivets or fastening members for securing the rails to the girders. Fig. t is a plan view of a portion of the track, showing an arrangement of brace members for holding the girders against spreading. Fig. 5 is a similar view showing another arrangement of brace members for preventing spreading of the girders, and Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical sectional view. showing a slightly modified construction of the invention.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 21, 1912.

- Patented Dec. 3,1912.

Serial No. 716,217.

Specifically describing the present embodiment of the invention, the numerals l designate the track rails which may be of any standard or conventional section as may be desired, the abutting ends of the rails being connected by any suitable form of joint 2. A girder or I beam 3 extends longitudinally under each of the rails 1 so as to provide a firm foundation for the rails. The base 8 of each of the girders 3 is preferably wider than the head 3 of the girder, so as to provide an extended bearing surface and prevent any possibility of settling. The head 3 of each of the girder members is provided at intervals with rivet openings 4, alternate openings on each side of the girder receiving rivets 5 which pass upwardly through the basal flanges of the rails 1 and terminate in the heads 6. It will be observed that these heads 6 are formed with slight nipples or enlargements which extend upwardly therefrom so that should it be necessary to remove the rails, the heads of the rivets can be knocked oil with a sledge or like member without the necessity of employing a cold chisel. Should the rails become worn so that it would be desirable to move the same a slight amount inwardly, the old rivets 6 would be removed and new holes drilled in the rail base at suitable points to engage rivets passing through the previously unused rivet openings 4 of the girder. It will thus be obvious that it never' becomes necessary to weaken the girder by drilling new holes in the same, although the rails can be adjusted toward or away from each other by drilling new holes in the basal flanges thereof at proper points to register with previously unused pivot openings in the girder.

The girders 3 are connected at suitable intervals by means of cross pieces 7, the said cross pieces fitting against the webs of the girders and being provided with longitudinal openings through which the rods 8 are passed. Any suitable means may be provided for connecting the cross pieces 7 to the girders, although by means of the rods 8 a tight connection is obtained which will not work loose when jacking up one side of the track, and which has the advantage of providing a knock down construction which can be readily taken apart at any time. The extremities of the tie rods 8 pass through the webs of the girder 3 and are threaded to receive the nuts 9, suitable washers 10 being interposed between the nuts 9 and the outer faces of the girders. After the nuts 9 have been applied to the ends of the tie rods, transverse openings may be drilled in the projecting ends of the tie rods and cotter pins 11 inserted therein to prevent the nuts from Working loose under the constant jar and vibration due to the passage of rolling stock over the track. These cross pieces 7 may be placed as close together as found necessary, and as shown by Fig. 4, they may be supplemented by the brace rods 12. Intermediate portions of these brace rods 12 are applied to opposite sides of the cross pieces 7 atintermediate points in the length'thereof and fastened thereto by suitable means such as the bolts 13. The opposite ends of the rods 12 are then extended diagonally away from the cross pieces 7 and the extremities thereof pasicd through suitable openings in the girders 3 and capped by the nuts 14. These diagonal brace rods 12 then serve to prevent any possibility of the spreading'of the girders 3 between the points where the cross bars 7 are applied.

Another manner of preventing spreading of the girders 3 at intermediate points between the cross bars 7- is shown by Fig. 5, in which intermediate portions of adjacent cross bars 7 are connected by a longitudinal beam 15. Tie rods 16 connect various points of the beam 15 to the girders 3 and cooperate with each other and the beam 15 to prevent spreading of the girder members 3 between the points where the cross bars 7 are applied. A slight modification is shown in Fig. 6, in which the top of the girder 3 is shown as formed with a longitudinal rib.17 adapted to .be received Within a corresponding longitudinal groove 18 formed in the base of the rail 1. The rails 1 are thus held securely in position upon the girders 3, and

the basal flanges of the rails may be secured to the girders by suitable fastening members 19.

After the track has been constructed, the space between the girders may be filled in with any suitable ballast, thereby providing a firm and unyielding foundation which will prevent settling of the rails. The rails are also firmly secured to the girder members so that any spreading or lateral movement of the rails is rendered practically impossible.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Let ters Patent, is a 1. A railway track construction including track rails, longitudinal girders arranged under the rails, cross pieces extending be tween the web portions of the girders an( formed with longitudinal openings, tie rods extending through the longitudinal opening: of the cross pieces and having the ends thereof projecting through the girders, and nuts applied to the promoting ends of the .tie rods.

2. A railway track construction including the track rails,longitudinal girders arranged under the track rails, a series of cross pieces connecting the web portions of the girders and having longitudinal openings there through, tie rods extending through the longitudinal openings of the cross pieces and having the ends thereof projecting through the girders, nuts applied to the projecting ends of the tie rods, and brace rods secured to intermediate portions of the cross pieces, the end portion of the brace rods extending diagonally toward the girders and being secured thereto so as to hold the girders against spreading.

3. In a railway track construction, the combination of a pair of track rails having continuous longitudinal grooves in the bases thereof, a girder extending under each of the track rails and provided at the top thereof with a continuous longitudinal rib adapted to be received within the groove of the corresponding rail, a series of cross pieces connecting the web portions of the girders, means for securing the cross pieces to the girders, and brace members cooperating with the cross pieces to prevent spreading of the girders between the cross pieces.

4. In a railway track construction, the combination of track rails provided in the bases thereof with continuous longitudinal grooves, a longitudinal girder arranged under each of the track rails and provided at the top thereof with a continuous longitudinal rib adapted to be received within the groove of the corresponding rail, a series of cross pieces extending between the web portions of the girders and having longitudinal openings therein, tie rods passing through the longitudinal openings of the cross pieces and having the ends thereof projecting through the girders, nuts applied to the projecting ends of the cross pieces, and brace means cooperating with the cross pieces to prevent spreading of the girders. I

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID TERREL.

Vfitnesses:

L. B. THATCHER, FRANK D. DACHENBAGH.

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Washington, D. C. 

